Physiological Reviews 2

Physiological Reviews 2

2.1. Measurement techniques

Fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients: a review

of indices used in intensive care . . . . 95 Karim Bendjelid, Jacques-André Romand

Different techniques to measure intra-abdominal pressure (IAP):

time for a critical re-appraisal . . . 105 Manu L. N. G. Malbrain

Tissue capnometry: does the answer lie under the tongue? . . . 121 Alexandre Toledo Maciel, Jacques Creteur, Jean-Louis Vincent

Noninvasive monitoring of peripheral perfusion . . . 131 Alexandre Lima, Jan Bakker

Ultrasonographic examination of the venae cavae . . . 143 Antoine Vieillard-Baron, François Jardin

2.2. Physiological processes

Sleep in the intensive care unit . . . 147 Sairam Parthasarathy, Martin J. Tobin

Magnesium in critical illness: metabolism, assessment,

and treatment . . . 157 Luis J. Noronha, George M. Matuschak

Pulmonary endothelium in acute lung injury: from basic science to the critically ill . . . 171 Stylianos E. Orfanos, Irene Mavrommati, Ionna Korovesi, Charis Roussos

Pulmonary and cardiac sequelae of subarachnoid haemorrhage:

time for active management? . . . 185 Carol S. A. Macmillan, Ian S. Grant, Peter Andrews

Permissive hypercapnia-role in protective lung ventilatory strategies 197 John G. Laffey, Donal O’Croinin, Paul McLoughlin, Brian P. Kavanagh

Right ventricular function and positive pressure ventilation in clinical practice: from hemodynamic subsets to respirator settings . . . 207 Antoine Vieillard-Baron, François Jardin

Acute right ventricular failure – from pathophysiology to new

treatments . . . 217 Alexandre Mebazaa, Peter Karpati, Estelle Renaud, Lars Algotsson

Red blood cell rheology in sepsis . . . 229 Michael Piagnerelli, Karim Zouaoui-Boudjeltia,

Michel Vanhaeverbeek, Jean-Louis Vincent

Stress-hyperglycemia, insulin and immunomodulation in sepsis . . . 239 Paul E. Marik, Murugan Ragavanh

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Hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction in critically ill patients with

traumatic and nontraumatic brain injury . . . 249 Ioanna Dimopoulou, Stylianos Tsagarakis

Matching total body oxygen consumption and delivery: a crucial

objective? . . . 259 Pierre Squara

Normalizing physiological variables in acute illness: five reasons

for caution . . . 269 Brian P. Kavanagh, L. Joanne Meyer

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